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DEFINITION: n. A message, which does not include a name, a number, or any other relevant information which could be used to identify the caller. v. To leave a message without identifying yourself.
Verboticisms
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Bestfrienonymous
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: best-fren-on-uh-muhs
Sentence: As a bill collector Tom is famous for getting people to call him back by leaving bestfrienonymous voicemail messages. "Hey, (insert name here) haven't talked to you for quite some time. Give me a call back and we can catch up." Most clients (victims) are so stunned at being fooled that they pay up their accounts without much resistance.
Etymology: best friend + anonymous (of unknown name)
Lessage
Created by: emd2k3
Pronunciation: Less-age
Sentence: He left me no name or number, it's a total lessage.
Etymology: Message, Less
Messyage
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: mess e age
Sentence: Karen was always receiving messyages from her friends, including her best friend who sounded just like her mum. So all in all it got very confusing.
Etymology: from messy and message.
Stealthexting
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: stelth-EXT-ing
Sentence: Veronica got great joy and even prided herself on her stealthexting technique, wherein she could always manage to leave messages she knew would be unwelcome but that also left no indentifying trail.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'stealth' and 'texting'
Anonymessage
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ənänəmesij
Sentence: Joan*s friend Mary is one of those people who lives in her own little world. She will start a conversation in her head 5 minutes before she starts to talk to you. It*s your job to catch up. It*s no wonder that Joan*s voicemail is full of anonymessages from her. By the time the beep sounds, Mary is half done with what she had to say. It*s like coming in late on a movie or TV show, hoping that you can figure out what you*ve missed.
Etymology: anonymous (a person not identified by name) + message (a verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly)
Fromwhonication
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: from who nik kay shun
Sentence: Gisele hated the fact that all her 14 year old girlfriends left her messages, but she could not figure out who had sent them. She called this a fromwhonication and her friends could never figure out why she never called them back.
Etymology: From who? & Communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Generovoice
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: jen-aro-voyce
Sentence: Ginger tired to figure out who left the generovoice message, but couldn't because she didn't recognize the caller's voice.
Etymology: Genero;(slang for "generic")Generic; is something that is general, common, or inclusive rather than specific, unique, or selective. Voice; sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx; especially : sound so produced by human beings.
Inblognito
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: in/blog/nee/toe
Sentence: My most promising and interesting messages I ever receive usually come inblognito. I can never follow up, or act on them. So to get even and relieve my frustration, I randomly leave one of my friends an inblognito.
Etymology: incognito + blog
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COMMENTS:
Nice to see that you are spreading the joy... Unfortunately they don't let us leave anonymous messages here, so you'll know this message is from me. - wordmeister, 2007-03-07: 01:10:00
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Phononymous
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: foe-non-ee-mus
Sentence: he enjoyed the mystery of it, the tension... he could almost taste their need to know more...oh yes... he much preferred to remain phononymous
Etymology: anonymous, phone
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COMMENTS:
good! - wordmeister, 2007-03-07: 01:14:00
Wonderful! - ErWenn, 2007-03-07: 01:36:00
like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-07: 03:41:00
Me too. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-07: 18:12:00
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Blankcall
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: blank call
Sentence: I HATE those damn blank callers! how am I suposed to know who it is?? I don't have voice recognition!
Etymology: play on the phrase "crank call" or "prank call" (only this one is not playful)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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